This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General strongly condemns both today’s suicide bombing at a police station in Sadr City, Baghdad and the killing of Jose Antonio Bernal, a Spanish diplomat. The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the toll of dead and wounded arising from these murderous attacks. He conveys his condolences to the families of the victims and hopes that the injured will make a full recovery.

The Secretary-General reiterates that all terrorist acts, from whatever quarter and whatever their justification, are morally repugnant and indefensible. He remains greatly concerned about the security situation in Iraq.

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The Deputy Secretary-General spoke today at the Security Council meeting on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, noting that in 2014, a Commission of Inquiry concluded that crimes against humanity have been committed there — and rightly called for accountability.